Crystalline Shard

Crystalline Shards

These crystalline structures are created by large colonies of microorganisms.

— In-Game Description

Crystalline Shards are crystalline structures found on airless planets and moons. They are produced by colonies of microorganisms.

Guide

Crystalline Shards are organic structures that have recently been discovered in the Sanguineous Rim region and beyond. They grow on planets with volcanic activity that are located at least 12,000 LS from the main star. They produce Crystalline Clusters which, when shot from a SRV, drop high-grade materials matching the planet's composition. In other words, they drop the same material as Needle Crystals would in a volcanic site, but there are lots and lots of them. No need to hope for metallic meteorites! No RNG! Simply drive around, shooting and picking up the clusters until your material storage is full!

The catch? The closest known sites are 1,500 LY from Sol, in the Sanguineous Rim region. However, it can be worth it if you need to max out on several materials, or for new Commanders wanting to unlock Prof. Palin and stock up on some materials at the same time. To make this more generally useful we would need to complete the list of materials and hopefully find locations closer to the Bubble.

Your Scarab SRV has the tools you will need once you're on the planet's surface, but remember to mount a Detailed Surface Scanner on your ship. It will make it much easier to find the exact positions of the biological and geological surface locations before you land.

Locations

System	Planet	Region	Material	Reported By
Oochost BH-J d10-0	B 1 e	Sanguineous Rim	Antimony	Draco Mercator
Oochost BH-J d10-0	B 2 c	Sanguineous Rim	Tellurium	Draco Mercator
Outotz LZ-O c19-4	C 4 b	Sanguineous Rim	Tellurium	Draco Mercator
Byua Chraei YP-E d12-16	C 5 C	Formorian Frontier	Ruthenium	Alphetto
Qaugneau FR-M d7-23	B 5 a	Formorian Frontier	Antimony	Alphetto
Qaugneau FR-M d7-23	B 5 b	Formorian Frontier	Antimony	Alphetto
Truechiae TG-J d10-2	B 11 b	Formorian Frontier	Antimony	Alphetto
Outotz HD-J d9-3	B 8 d	Sanguineous Rim	Antimony	SturmWaffel
Outotz HD-J d9-3	B 11 d	Sanguineous Rim	Antimony	Submarino
Outotz KY-I d9-6	B 6 b	Sanguineous Rim	Tellurium	Insects
Outotz CI-R c18-0	B 6 b	Sanguineous Rim	Ruthenium	Rhodann
Col 69 Sector PH-U c3-0	B 10 b	Sanguineous Rim	Ruthenium	Dan Cirinna
Oochorrs MU-M d8-14	B 9 b	Sanguineous Rim	Antimony	Constvoid
Col 69 Sector BA-Z c0	B 4 a	Sanguineous Rim	Tellurium	Vegetalo
Outotz PI-K d8-0	BC 2 a	Sanguineous Rim	Yttrium	Firedens
Outotz LS-K d8-3	B 7 b	Sanguineous Rim	Ruthenium	Firedens
Outotz LS-K d8-3	B 5 a	Sanguineous Rim	Yttrium	Maolagin
Outotz LS-K d8-3	B 5 c	Sanguineous Rim	Antimony	Maolagin
Col 69 Sector GQ-Y d4	B 7 f	Sanguineous Rim	Ruthenium	Eadghe
Outotz IT-Z c13-2	B 9 b	Sanguineous Rim	Technetium	Kerne1Panic
HD 69978	B 2 b a	Sanguineous Rim	Yttrium	Tikigod
Trifid of the North Sector DL-Y e0	D 9 a	Sanguineous Rim	Ruthenium	Deltus Infinium
Oochoxt CD-E c1-0	B 1 c	Sanguineous Rim	Polonium	Pipedream
Oochoxt CD-E c1-0	B 3 b	Sanguineous Rim	Ruthenium	Pipedream
NGC 2244 Sector CQ-O d6-29	B 4 a	Sanguineous Rim	Ruthenium	Varonica
Pheia Ain IK-A d38	B 16 a	Sanguineous Rim	Tellurium	Aleksej Hemulesha
Pheia Ain IK-A d38	B 16 b	Sanguineous Rim	Antimony	Aleksej Hemulesha
Col 107 Sector XF-N d7-65	B 4 a	Sanguineous Rim	Polonium	D-RockJumper
Gludgae GQ-V c16-6	B 3 d	Sanguineous Rim	Technetium	Wyrwulf
Pyria Thua PW-N d6-2	B 3 b	The Abyss	Technetium	caiOHawk
Blau Broae BC-D d12-59	B 4 a	Formorian Frontier	Ruthenium	solaceindrkness
Slaiya GU-E c25-0	B 4 f	The Abyss	Antimony	RulerOfTheFreeWorld
Dryu Airg DS-J d9-0	B 5 a	Formidine Rift	Technetium	Jokonnoh
Dryu Airg IE-G d11-3	D 12 a	Formidine Rift	Ruthenium	Jokonnoh
Schafaae VN-S d4-2	B 9 a	Formidine Rift	Antimony or Yttrium	Jokonnoh
Schee Phio NU-R c7-16	BC 1 b	Sanguineous Rim	Technetium	Rubicks
Schee Phio NU-R c7-16	BC 2 c	Sanguineous Rim	Antimony	Rubicks
Flyue Flyiae UI-K c11-45	B 1 a	The Conduit	Tellurium	yianniv
Flyue Flyiae TI-K c11-62	C 2 a	The Conduit	Antimony	yianniv
Flyue Flyiae TI-K c11-47	BC 4 a	The Conduit	Antimony	yianniv
Flyue Flyiae SN-K c11-40	B 5 b	The Conduit	Yttrium	yianniv
HIP 36601	C 1 a	Sanguineous Rim	Polonium	Draco Mercator
HIP 36601	C 1 d	Sanguineous Rim	Ruthenium	MarcusSebeca
HIP 36601	C 3 b	Sanguineous Rim	Tellurium	MarcusSebeca
HIP 36601	C 5 a	Sanguineous Rim	Technetium	MarcusSebeca
Freetua ZL-J d10-49	B 7 a	Outer Scutum-Centaurus Arm	Antimony	Ashnak
Flyue Flyiae SX-L c10-1	BCD 6 e	The Conduit	Yttrium	CirrusFlare
Flyue Flyiae SX-L c10-1	BCD 6 d	The Conduit	Tellurium	CirrusFlare
Phrae Groa FG-W c18-20	B 1 a	Outer Arm	Technetium	CirrusFlare
Phrae Groa PO-X d2-85	C 6 a	Outer Arm	Polonium	CirrusFlare
Gludgaa EM-C D13-1	BC 2 a	Sanguineous Rim	Technetium	Michael Rhodes

Gallery

Crystalline and milky way

Crystalline Shards

Crystalline Shards in the Formidine Rift

Crystalline Shards and SRV

Crystalline with Silicate vapour fumarole

Crystalline with silicate vapour fumarole 2